Overview
Dr. G. Matthew Bonham has over 30 years of experience as a scholar and academic administrator in the field of international political communications and applications of computer technology to the study of policy decision-making. He was awarded a Ph D. in Political Science by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and he spent a year in Oslo, Norway, as a NATO Post-Doctoral Fellow. He has taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and the American University, where he had an appointment in the School of International Service. He is currently Professor of Political Science and Chair of the International Relations Program in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.
His research, which involves information technology and the development of computer simulation models of policy decision-making, has been funded by three grants from the National Science Foundation. He has published three monographs, 16 referred journal articles, and 14 chapters in anthologies, as well as presented more than 40 papers at international scholarly meetings. He has given presentations at the World Bank, United Nations, the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs, as well as recent Annual Meetings of the American Political Science Association and the International Studies Association.
At the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, he offers seminars on international relations theory and qualitative skills in international relations, as well as workshops on writing hypertext, policy advocacy through the Web, video-conferencing for global governance, simulation design for conflict resolution, and expert systems for economic forecasting.
Publications
Matt's recent publications include, "Learning Through Digital Technology: Text Chat, Video-Conferencing, and Hypertext" (co-authored with Jeffrey W. Seifert) in L. Kuzma, J. Lantis, and J. Boehrer (eds.), Active Learning in International Studies for the 21st Century, Boulder, CO: Lynne Reinner, 2000, pp. 201-217; "The Disruptive and Transformative Potential of Hypertext in the Classroom: Implications for Active Learning" (co-authored with Jeffrey W. Seifert), International Studies Perspectives, 1 (2000), 57-74; "The Transformative Potential of E-Government in Transitional Democracies," (co-authored with Jeffrey Seifert), Public Management E-Journal, 2 (2003). http://www.spa.msu.ru/e-journal/2/25_1.php; "Attributions of Corruption in Azerbaijan and Iran" (co-authored with Daniel Heradstveit) in D. Heradstveit and H. Hveem (eds.), Oil in the Gulf: Obstacles to Market Economy and Democratic Development. London: Ashgate, 2004; "IP Videoconferencing in Graduate Professional Education: Collaborative Learning for Public Management," (co-authored with Alexi Surin), Public Management E-Journal, 4 (2004). http://www.spa.msu.ru/e-journal/5/62_1.php; and "The CCDL PROJECT: Learning Across Borders in a Networked Culture" (co-authored with Michiko Nakano), in Malcolm H. Field and James Fegan (eds.), Education Across Borders, Tokyo: Waseda University Press, 2005; "The "Axis of Evil" Metaphor and the Restructuring of Iranian Views Toward the US" (co-authored with Daniel Heradstveit), Vaseteh, Journal of the European Society for Iranian Studies, Volume 1, Number 1 (Winter 2005), pp. 89-105.Consulting
Matt has worked as a Political Economist for the World Bank's Sindh Project in Karachi; an Organizational Behavior Specialist for the Battelle Human Affairs Research Centers; a Consultant for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Policy Planning and Research; and as a Learning Specialist for the Battelle Columbus Laboratories. He is a member of the International Studies Association (and chairs the Committee on a Global Internet Channel); the Academic Council on the United Nations System; the American Political Science Association; the International Society of Political Psychology; the Society for International Development; the Western Political Science Association; and the Advisory Board of Dushkin/McGraw-Hill On-Line.